Tube holder



P. J. BEYER 2,026,455

TUBE HOLDER Filed April 17, 1955 222 jay;

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 31, 1935 I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TUBE HOLDER Paul J. Beyer, Union, N. J.

Application April 17, 1935, Serial No. 16,896

2 Claims. (01. 221-60) This invention relates to a holder, providing from moving out of the holder endwise of the an eflicient support for a collapsible tube conlatter during the winding of the key for'the taining tooth paste or other toilet materials, purpose of collapsing the tube upon itself for eliminating the present practice of squeezing the dispensing the contents. The tube may be read- 5 tube with the fingers and the laying around of ily inserted in the holder from the open end 5 the tube in a bathroom when not in use. The thereof by first removing the cap I of the tube. primary object of the invention is the provision The tube after being installed in the holder with of a device of this character operating in conthe cap applied thereto is prevented from endjunction with a key applied to the tube, wherewise movement out of the tube due to the ears I by dispensing of the tube content may be conabutting the end of the tube or the cap 1'. 10 veniently had as needed and is so constructed as A device of the character described will be to permit a tube to be easily installed and recheap to manufacture and may be sold at a low moved therefrom when empty. cost. Also the device is readily adaptable to some With these and other objects in view, this insupport within a bathroom and will efliciently l5 vention consists in certain novel features of consupport a collapsible tube, ready to have its construction, combination and arrangement of parts tent dispensed when needed. to be hereinafter more fully described and Having described the invention, I claim: claimed. 1. A tube holder comprising a pair of opposed For a complete understanding of my invention, arcuately curved supporting members to receive reference is to be had to the following descripa collapsible tube with the discharge end of'the 20 tion and accompanying drawing, in which latter projecting beyond said members and with Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a holder a key of said tube projecting outwardly of said constructed in accordance with my invention and members, an attaching portion including spaced showing a collapsible tube mounted therein. walls integral with said members and an at- Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view illustaching wall integrally connecting said spaced 25 trating the same. walls and apertured to receive fasteners for se- Figure 3 is an end elevation, partly in section, curing the latter-named wall to a support. illustrating the holder, 2. A tube holder comprising a pair of opposed Referring in detail to the drawing, the nu-- arcuately curved supporting members to receive meral I indicates an elongated base including a collapsible tube with the discharge end of the spaced walls 2 and an attaching wall 3 apertured latter projecting beyond said members and with to receive screws or like fasteners for securing a key of said tube projecting outwardly of said the device to a wall or like support. Integral members, an attaching portion including spaced with the walls 2 are arcuately curved opposed walls integral with said members and an attachtube supporting elements 4 in which may be ing wall integrally connecting said spaced walls positioned a collapsible tube 5. Opposing edges and apertured to receive fasteners for securing of the elements 4 are spaced through which a the latter-named wall to a support, and ears inkey 6 of the tube 5 may project. Tongues or tegral with said members to engage the discharge ears 1 are integral with the members 4 at one end of the tube. end of the holder and abut the tube adjacent the discharge neck thereof to prevent the tube J PAUL J. BEYER. 

